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Letters Patent No. 74,674, (lated February IS, '1868.

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T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, JonN H. DoUcHrY, of 153 Bowery, New York, in the county and VState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in BlackingBrushes; and I do hereby declare Athat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable th'ose skilled in 4therart to make and use-'the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which drawingl Figure 1 is a side elevation of a brush made according to my invention.

Figure 2 is an under side view thereof. Y

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

This `invention relates to brushes for blacliing and polishing shoes or other articles; -and it consists in a inovel construction and arrangement of.,several of its parts, whereby by greater convenience in managing the implementit is improved and enhanced in'value. A

The dauber-brush isseparate from the rest of the implemenaand is so connected to the handle asrto be capable of being turned thereon to different positions, as itwcars olf unevenly. .The scraper is also separate, and is attached to the handle by the same screw or holt which attaches the dauber to the handle. The handle itself is made double, so that it can be operated from its extremity or from a point 'over the back of the main or polishing-brush. 4

The letter @designates the polishing-brush, whose back is connected to the handle Vby means of the pier'e` d LZ, which come against;V the back of the brush near its entremities.'v The handle'is made double, o-r, in other words, with two hold-fasts, by either of which it can be held and operated, to wit, the holdffast or handle a, that extends baokwards,'clear of one end of brush c, and the central hold-fast or handle b formed directly over or opposite the back of saidtbrusb, between the piers d, or places of attachment between the handles and brush. Theforward end ofthe handle is extended beyond brush c, and in an elevated position,.tolforn1'a platform, e, to which the scraper und dauber are attached.v The letter z designates therscrapcr, whose form is clearly shown in the drawing. Its .purpose is to enable one to scrape away from a shoe any adhering dirt, and it is applied to the under side ofthe platform 4c, and fastened thereto adjustably by means ef the bolt z' and nut .7'. Said bolt goes through the platform eand throughl the back or stock of the dauber-to which it is connected by a head on the bolt in such a manner that the bolt cannot be withdrawn through the back of. the said danber. The dauber, of course, is placed on the Vplatform c in an inverted position, and its back is made with a roughened surface, g, to produce friction between it and the adjacent surface of platform e. Y The" bolt z'goes through the back or stock of the dauber, and through the platform e and scraper 7L, against which comes the-'nutjQ that is screwed on the threaded end of the bolt'. When the dauhor is worn at one side, the nut is loosened to enable the'operator to turn the said dauber a little ways round, to bring an nnworn portion of its brush to therfront.

The nut is then tightened so as to clamp the parts together again, the roughened surface g (which may also, if

preferred, be. on the top of platform e) preventing, by its friction, the accidental rotation of the daubeion the bolt. i p

i My invention enables inc to renew the dauher-brush when it becomes worn out, and the device for fastening it to the projection e may be by a simple screw, if preferred. The said roughen'ed surface' on the back of the dauber is, n'this example, composed of sandpaper, which not only forms a goed friction-surface to prevent the'daubei from moving round of itself, but'also forms a backv to the frame of the daubcr-brush, and covers the butt ends ofthebristles, and protects'them, without requiring veneering or any other backing. l ABy the arrangement above shown the scraper is muehmore convenient and useful .than when placed upon the end of the polishing-brush, it beingin my invention elevated ah'ove the latter, and also projected forwards to'a position where itsavailability is greatly enhancedL `What I'claim :is-new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

' 1. The double hold-fasts or handles a b, provided with a platform, e, which is held horizontally away from thehandle b by a prolongation of the same, arranged substantially as described.

2. The arrangement'of the dau'berf and scraper It on the platforme, by means of the bolt z' and nutj, sub etantially as and for the purposes described. 1

J. H. DOUGHTY.

Witnesses W. Henri',

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